Blacksmithing

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Blacksmithing merit badge
	Status:	Discontinued	BSA Advancement ID:	None
	Created:	1911	Original/new/replaced:
	Discontinued:	1952	Replaced by:

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The Blacksmithing merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.

Blacksmithing is a discontinued merit badge. It was one of the original merit badges in 1911 and was discontinued in 1952.

Merit badge requirements

1. Make an open link of 3/4-inch stock.

2. Forge a chain hook out of 3/4 x 1/2-inch soft steel or 3/4-inch round iron.

3. Make a bolt of 1/2-inch iron.

4. Bend and weld three links and form them into a chain, these links to be fastened to the hook of Requirement 2 by a ring, and links and ring to be made out of 3/8-inch iron.

5. Make a straight lap weld of 1/4 x 1-inch stock.

6. Make a rock drill.

7. Temper a rock drill.

8. Explain how to harden and temper a cold chisel.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Handbook for Boys, 1948 Edition

Original Requirements

1. Upset and weld a one-inch iron rod.

2. Make a horseshoe.

3. Know how to tire a wheel, use a sledge-hammer and forge, shoe a horse correctly and roughshoe a horse.

4. Be able to temper iron and steel.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Handbook, 1911 Edition

Notes

See also

• Metalwork (active merit badge)

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